Sylff Fellow Spyridoula Katsoni
Law/Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV)
Shared Responsibility Arising from Non-Refoulement Violations
The multiplication of actors participating in the international society and their increasing role in this context has given rise to situations, where several actors contribute to wrongful outcomes. To this general observation, non-refoulement is no exception and the contribution of several international persons in the violation of the norm is almost a daily phenomenon. Against this background, this PhD project explores the concept of shared responsibility arising from non-refoulement violations and seeks to assess the efficiency of the existing legal framework, as authoritatively codified and developed by the International Law Commission and as built on, novelly interpreted or expanded by highly qualified publicists, in addressing this complex phenomenon.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Pierre Thielbörger
About Spyridoula Katsoni
| 09/2020-08/2023 | Ph.D. Candidate, Ruhr University of Bochum (Germany), Faculty of Law |
| 09/2019-08/2020 | LL.M. in Public International Law, University of Groningen (Netherlands), Faculty of Law |
| 09/2017-02/2019 | LL.M. in Public International Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Faculty of Law |
| 09/2012-11/2016 | University Degree in Law, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Faculty of Law |
- International Refugee Law
- International Human Rights Law
- Law of State Responsibility
- Treaty Interpretation
- Investment Arbitration
- International Trade Law
- Fellowship – Fellowship under the SYLFF Fellowship Program from the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research.
- Scholarship – Grant holder of the monthly scholarship of the ‘Alexandros Svolos’ Foundation for the attendance of the LL.M. programme in Public International Law at the University of Groningen.
- Award/Scholarship – Award of Best Paper of the annual competition of the “Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights” on the subject of “Armed Confl icts and Refugees”. Scholarship for the attendance of the 49th Summer School of the “International Institute of Human Rights”.
| 10/2020-present | Editor Bofaxe series of the Völkerrechtsblog |
| 09/2020-08/2023 | Research Associate Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (Bochum, Germany) |
| 05/2019-08/2019 | Associate Attorney-at-Law Papastathopoulos & Associates Law Office (Athens, Greece) |
| 09/2017-04/2019 | Trainee Lawyer Papastathopoulos & Associates Law Office (Athens, Greece) |
| 09/2016-08/2017 | Trainee Lawyer Law Office Christina Kountouri & Associates (Athens, Greece) |
| 05/2014-09/2015 | Legal Staff Employee Papastathopoulos, Chatziarseniou &Associates Law Office (Athens, Greece) |
- S. Katsoni, ‘Re-rethinking the Amicable Settlement of Inter-State ECHR Disputes: A Critical Approach’ Völkerrechtsblog (30.09.2021), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/re-rethinking-the-amicable-settlement-of-inter-state-echr-disputes/>
- S. Katsoni, ‘Refoulement Beyond Pushbacks: On the Admission of Prospective Asylum-Seekers from Afghanistan’ Völkerrechtsblog (20.09.2021), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/refoulement-beyond-pushbacks/>
- S. Katsoni, Impacts of the Interpretative Interaction between International Human Rights Law and the Refugee Convention' 10(1) Cambridge International Law Journal, 96-120.
- S. Katsoni, ‘COVID-19 Vaccines and Work-Related Rights’ Völkerrechtsblog (22.06.2021), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/covid-19-vaccines-and-work-related-rights/>
- S. Katsoni, 'The Future of “Climate Refugees” in International Law', Völkerrechtsblog (05.06.2021), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-future-of-climate-refugees-in-international-law/>
- S. Katsoni, 'What Does the Vavricka Judgement Tell Us About the Compatibility of Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccinations with the ECHR?', Völkerrechtsblog (21.04.2021), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/what-does-the-vavricka-judgement-tell-us-about-the-compatibility-of-compulsory-covid-19-vaccinations-with-the-echr/>
- S. Katsoni, 'The Right to Abortion and the European Convention on Human Rights: In Search of Consensus among Member-States', Völkerrechtsblog (19.03.2021), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-right-to-abortion-and-the-european-convention-on-human-rights/>
- S. Katsoni, 'Populism's Lethal Effect on the Respect for Human Rights: The Case of Dimitris Koufontinas', Völkerrechtsblog (11.03.2021), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/populisms-lethal-effect-on-the-respect-for-human-rights/>
- S. Katsoni, 'Do Compulsory Vaccinations against COVID-19 Violate Human Rights?', Völkerrechtsblog (02.12.2020), <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/do-compulsory-vaccinations-against-covid-19-violate-human-rights/>
- S. Katsoni, ‘Where there’s smoke, there’s fire’, Völkerrechtsblog (10.09.2020) <https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/where-theres-smoke-theres-fire/>.
- S. Katsoni, ‘Gender Perspectives in the Application of Existing International Rules and Standards of Refugee Law’ in G.C. Bruno et. al. (eds.), Migration Issues before International Courts and Tribunals (CNR Edizioni, 2019) 275-300.
- 08/09/2021: 'The Evolution of Non-Refoulement's Positive Obligations' - Presentation at the ESIL IG MigRefLaw, IG International Criminal Justice and Human Rights Research League joint event ‘The Evolution of the Principle of Non-Refoulement in International Law: What Role for New Types of International Law-Making?’
- 28/06/2021: 'Compulsory COVID Vaccinations and Human Rights ': Presentation at the Webinar organised by IFHV's Research Cluster on Human Rights and Humanitarian Protection
- 19/05/2021: 'The Compatibility of Compulsory Vaccinations with the European Convention on Human Rights': Presentation at the 'Vaccines and International Law' Webinar organised by the University of Milan
- 06/05/2021: Co-moderator at the 'Climate Refugees and International Law' Webinar organised by IFHV's Cluster on Violent Disruptions and Forced Migration
- 26/11/2020: 'The Lawfulness of Amicable Settlements of Human Rights and Investment Disputes': Presentation at the Ius Commune Conference 2020 (Workshop on International Economic Law)